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United States Patent | 6,035,494 |
Duke ,   et al. | March 14, 2000 |
A button (10) consists of a base (12) for securing to a garment or the like, and a removable cover (14). The cover defines a pair of resilient arms (22, 24) adapted for releasable engagement with a mounting profile (16) on the rear of the base (12). In a preferred embodiment, the mounting profile (16) and arms (22, 24 are provided with recesses (18) and corresponding projections (26) for secure mounting, and projections (28) enabling the arms to be bent outward in order to release the cover.
Inventors: | Duke; Susan (Norrieston, Thornhill, Stirling FK8 3QE Scotland, GB); Wood; Bruce (Glasgow, GB) |
Assignee: | Duke; Susan (Scotland, GB) |
Appl. No.: | 283900 |
Filed: | April 1, 1999 |
Current U.S. Class: | 24/113R; 24/90.5; 24/113MP |
Intern'l Class: | A44B 001/14; A44B 005/00 |
Field of Search: | 24/113 MP,113 R,90.5,114.9,92,93,104,107,108 |
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